Tiffany Bonner and her budding singing dreams

By Tamara Tucker
WITHIN the next 10 years, former model and aspiring musical artist Tiffany Bonner sees herself as a force to reckon with in the local music industry. In an interview with The Buzz, the 19 year old singer explained that she grew up in a home with a father who is a Christian and a mother who is Hindu and it was while visiting the Mandir with her mom, that Tiffany started singing.

As she got older, the young singer said that she began to take influence from Demi Lovato who Tiffany grew up watching on the Disney Channel. From listening to the celebrity sing, Tiffany believed that her own voice was of similar range with Lovato’s, and so she started practicing to her songs.

“When someone speaks of a role model it should be someone that they know who can influence them positively. Demi uses her fame to speak up about social issues such as bullying, feminism, mental illness and self-harm,” Tiffany said. “She promotes self-love and confidence to her fans. She’s constantly telling her fans that they can make it through whatever issues they face. She’s relatable although she is a celebrity; her fame has not stopped her from having her fair share of normal teenage experiences. Even with her fame she has managed to keep a tight grip on her goofy, down to earth personality. I live by her words and, I quote, ‘love is louder than the pressure to be perfect.’ “

Tiffany later became more versed in her musical career by undergoing voice training when she was younger. She stated that it is very important to care of your vocal chords.  “Singing without warm-up can damage your chords over time, so it’s best to prevent that,” she said. Tiffany said that music is very important to her and she is ready to work assiduously to make things happen in her career. “

The local industry is limited but that doesn’t mean I won’t try as hard as I can’t to break through,” she said, adding that she hopes to see better arrangements made for musicians within the next year for Guyana because Guyana is her starting point and her foundation. But yet she will aim to reach higher.

Tiffany said that the past several years have been a learning experience for her and she has been given opportunities and has also seen the good and the bad of working with people. She is part of the local group Unity Ambassadors and she said that being part of that group was the most exciting experience.

But apart from being in the group, she has been working on her own craft and she tries her best to do covers with different genres so that she comes out of her comfort zone a bit.  Tiffany added that her boyfriend Kyle , who is also a musician ,has been her greatest  help and push  as regards her music career and she is so grateful to him because when she feels like giving up she just looks at him and her faith is restored.

Tiffany mostly hopes to make music that can have a positive influence on people’s lives. And in the next six years she sees herself with three successful albums, a Degree in Communication and possibly married to the man of her dreams.